AFN Stuttgart Germany - FM Radio Tower Transmission Services
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- W564KV25CA023
- Agency
-
Army Contracting Command
Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- W564KV25CA023 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Media Broadcast GMBH
- NAICS code
- 516110 Radio Broadcasting Stations
- Place of performance
- Stuttgart 70376 Germany
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command published this Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for FM radio tower transmission services supporting the American Forces Network (AFN) Stuttgart operations in Germany. The contract, awarded on July 31, 2025, requires the contractor to maintain AFN's radio signal using their FM transmitter tower with antenna located in Stuttgart-Frauenkopf, providing continuous 24/7 service including maintenance, upkeep, and all necessary personnel and equipment. The sole source justification is based on Media Broadcast GmbH being the only vendor with exclusive licensing and geographical constraints, specifically owning the transmission site licensed by the German Bundesnetzagentur (BNA) with the required radio frequency authorization (license 77952169 issued September 25, 2008). The contract includes a base year from August 2025 to July 2026 with two additional option years extending through July 2028, though the awarded vendor name and contract value remain redacted or unknown in the published documents. This procurement continues a pattern of sole source awards to Media Broadcast for AFN transmission services, with previous contracts showing a reduction from multiple transmission sites to the current single FM transmitter site in Stuttgart-Frauenkopf.
Notice text
The contractor shall maintain AFN's radio signal using contractor's FM transmitter tower with antenna located inStuttgart-
Frauenkopf. Maintenance and upkeep of the FM radio transmission shall be handled by contractor's personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary for the AFN FM radio signal service. Service will be provided twenty-four hours each day and seven days a week (24/7) on a continuous basis, to include holidays, at existing frequency,radiation pattern and power authorizations, without interruption.
Stuttgart-Frauenkopf Transmitter. The Contractor shall provide support services to operate a transmitter for stereophonic operation of the synchronized network of AFN Stuttgart. The transmitter will operate at the geographical location specified in license authorization 77952169 issued on September 25th, 2008 by the BNA.
Awarded contract W564KV25CA023 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-07-31.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A.03 JA Sole Source (AFN Stuttgart)_Redacted.pdf |
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